Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-20
BITTER AND SWEET.

town of Haven. She had foundered on her
way to Calcutta and Aleck Fanshawe was
on board as supercsrgo.
1T isn't as though Squire Fanshawe
hadn't other sons" commiserated neigh
bor. when the blinds were pulled down and
crane tied OH the knocker at the big stone
mansion. and prayers were offered III church
for the bereaved family and friends. Every
bndy in town, 50 TO speak, turned out To
church on that September morning to see
how the family took IL, and TO be able To
criticiSa the funeral sermon. The Fan
shaweS had been gay, worldly crowd, anu
this Was their first sorr0w aud those who
had seen them in prosperity and JOY want"l
20 behold the effect OF the reverse: but they
nroyed TO h. a family who did not wear the
hear, on the sleeve: they conducted them
solves hravaly behind their weeds and re
strainesl their tears till they might How IN
,riyate The only excitement of the occa-
snip b,veyer was worthy Of the eNpcCta-
,;ons of their friends The family filed into
church. black as grief and Grape could make
,bar, There were John and his mother,
Sine and Hildegartle; but who WAS this other
~, tho old snuire's arm bowed with emo
,ion more sable than them all. IN widow $
,-siI and can, Who Why. il was only
Inuise Turner, whom they had always
known Why was she in widow ; wrESiS AMI
a., the suuire'S : arm What had happened TO
her. There was lively gossip. you may he
snrp that dav on the way home from
church.
II remember ne was kind Of attentive 4"
J.ouis. Turner one spell, reflected MIS-
Ames e..
That's So" echoed Mrs. Blake. Don't
Won remember he took her to concert over
Ia DanverS, He has always known her; ana
like A. not there was something between
them
$50 he has always known every other girl
in town, " said Mrs Blunt, the skeptic; and
he has been Just as attentive To hall a dozen
others, as far as can see.
..YeS. &" acknowledged Mrs AmeS. reluct-
sntly, he was attentive to all Of them on
and of: but then a man may he attentive
to a dozen, You know, while he only cares
for one. Its odd; woman couldn't do 1t;
il would bore her horribly-that is unless
she's fiirt "
We'll of course its true, sighed Mrs.
Blunt. .'or else she wouldn't be in widow :
weeds and in the squire pew; but she the
last girl though, Aleck would care for.
can't reconcile myself to it.
The interest aud surprise of this event
seemed to subtract something from the sol
emnitv of the occasion. II was not 50 won
derfuI that Aleck Fanshawe should die a.
that he should have been engaged to LOUIS
/ Turner and no one ever have guessed 1t. l,
| parplexeI and disturbed Mrs Blunt she
! could hardly tell why. Perhaps she was dis
appointed that AleCk should have cared FOL
/ such a shallow girl a. Louis; and then
/ surprise has an irritating effect upon som'
Natures She upbraidel herself for having
| 10 little sympathy for Louise in such tire
! mendous sorrow I.ouISe was pretty; every
BODY said Louise was pretty, and young mel
are easily pleased Doubtless it had occurreC
at the last moment before his departure, an'
| Louise had waited for his return to deciar'
| If Aleck had been the best match IN town
and. love aside this was a great blow TO
J Jouisp with whom everybody was bound 4
sympsthize. But Mrs Blunt was dissatis
fled with the quality as well as quantity o
her own sympathy.
1T seems, -" said a neighbor who hap
pened in to talk IT over-''it seems tha
! Louise heard the runor and rushed up 4
| Squire Fanshawe's to know the truth an
when il was verified she went straight int
/ mysteries and confessed that they had bee
privately engaged. OF course the squir
adopted her into the family at once. The
bought her mourning. the very best, and
dare sav they'll give her Aleck's property
YOU know he had fortune from his ow
mother. the sqlire's first wife.
Have YOU heard that John refused 10 bt
lieve it at first asked Mrs. Blunt.
Yes: he was little stiff at first; h
] 7 Ep...x -
1T seems 10 me shouldn't want TO tax
il on trust as they've done. should wan
to see letters in his own hand. or .omethin
confir1natorv, not just her word for 1t.
Seems to me il would be a tremendou
cruelty to turn deaf ear to her at such
time. and refuse TO believe her story.
YES" agreed Mrs. Blunt. Better b
cheated to the last than lose the blessed hoE
Of truth, a. some poet says.
II was a few days after these astonshin
events that Miss Betty Le Breton returne
from vacation al the mountains. withot
having heard of the disaster that had ovel
taken the Fsnshawes
When | am married, she said, in ii
enthusiasm of first Acquaintance with Ii
mountains. Il shall take my wedding TO
through the hills in a buggy: it's just ell
chantment. ANY letter for me, Aunt ElleI
ANY news
News: Oh dear-yes-too much.
didn't write vou because didn't want
sadden your vacation. And YOU and Alec
were always such friends.
"Aleck'
YES. The Albatross has been lost at SCI
and the Fanshawes are just heartbrokel
and Louise is there with them; it seems 81
was engaged TO Aleck privately; and III
: widows weeds are very becoming. It's
dreadful, dreadful thing for her; but the
saw the squire has about the same as adopts
her. and that she'll have the lions share
r Alexis money She went In on the squire
own arm when the funeral sermon vi
preached: il was very touching Why don
YOU say something Betty | always thougl
YOU and Aleck were good friends; al
Louise
What is there to say Betty aske'
directly. There was an odd luster in h
| ewes. but she was not crying; she look'
a petrified.
You might at least say You were sorry
Sorry Oh, yes"-absently-''l su
pose So
Why, Betty, haven't you any feeling
Il don't know. Ierhsps not What GO
would it doH'
u "Aleck was such a good friend 70 yo
Do ycu remember when he used 10 come al
help you with your German ] used TO thin
h he was little in love with you, Betty; b
it seems was mistaken; and for the matt
. of that. it joesr't signify, now that lie
dead Indeed MS better for you as 1t
you are spared the sorrow. Why, Bett
i are you sick? Is anything the natter
{: Betty had risen with a great cry and W
: stretching out unavailing arms into spaC
a He Is d S-Aleck-and ne loved her, al
: she h,. I right to ner sorrow; and p
J j. Ss- three months before Betty
r. PT-Sn was abhs TO sit up. The neighbo
said she had come home from the mountai
= rth- malaria. and it was doubtful if 5
aould ever get it out of her system. NJ
y Is Breton, her aunt. wisely said nothing: b
= when she saw Louise in her funeral Ga
n :nnntS driving by in Squire Fanshawe's q.
A rage she wondered if Betty were not (
p more miserable Betty herself wonder
! 4 IN, hat m